The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-09
CREIGHTON THE JURY FIXER
The President Fishing in Wisconsin,

San DIEGO Cal. Oct. S.-The Union
published to-day a statement going to
show that the fugitive jury fixer,
Creighton, came from Santa Barbara
on the steamer Queen Of the Pacific
and is now safely out of the way of
his pursuers in Mexico.
A dispatch received here from
Judge Sullivan, of San francisco,
states that information had been re-
ceived at San Francisco to the effect
that the fugitive had boarded the
Queen Of the Pacific at Santa Bar
bara and was headed for Mexico, and
it was thought that he would be taken
off by a small boat before the steamer
docked. The steamer was boarded
and the passengers scrutinized, but
without avail
HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE.
LONDON, Oct. S.-Two hundred of
the poor, homeless, unemployed per-
sons who sleep at night in Trafalgar
square. to-day paraded in a body
through the principal streets In the
west end. They carried a black ban
ner In white letters the inscription /:
"We will have work or bread" A
large force of police accompanied the
procession, which eventually returned
to Trafalgar square and, with the fol-
lowers it attracted, held a meeting.
The orators who addressed the as
semblage described the hardships Of
the lot OF those whose only resting
place in London at night was pub
lie square, and declared that the only
means they had of drawing the at
tention of the public to their condi-
ton was by such demonstrations as
they had just made.
YELLOW FEVER N FLORIDA.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S-Surgeon-
general Hamilton this morning re-
ceiyed telegram from DIR. Wall at
Tampa, Florida, saying that there
has been four deaths there from yel-
low fever, and about twenty cases.
The doctor adds that a few OF the
cases have passed the fever stage of
Y hours. Many people nave fed.
1t may be necessary to establish a
camp of refuge in the country where
mails can be fumigated.
A telegram was also received from
Sanford, Florida. signed by DIR.
Wylly, president of the state Health
Protective association, requesting the
loan of tents for the refugees from
the epidemic at Tampa. DIR. Hamil-
ton has ordered the tents sent. He
has telegraphed to Col. Haines, su-
perintendent of the line of steamers,
and superintendents of Savannah and
Florida railroads, in his Judgment
sleeping cars should not be allowed
to go beyond Palatka until the Tam
pa epidemic is over and the panic
shall have ceased.
THE PRESIDENT FISHING.
MADISON, Wis, Oct. S.-This is
good fishing weather and the presi-
dent went to-day on Lake Mandota.
A steam launch conveyed them to an
island in the lake, whence they went
to the fishing grounds in small boats.
The only public event on the pro-
gramme is the reception this even
ing.
PORTLAND NOTES.
PORTLAND, Oct. S.-All the printers
connected with the large job Office of
A. Anderson & Co. laid down their
sticks this afternoon and left in a
body. This was in anticipation of
the avowed purpose of the proprietors
to discharge the entire force in the
evening.
To-day an unknown fioater was
found in the river. The body was in
fearful condition having been in
the water for months: no possibility
of indentifcation.